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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1917
Page
4
The Boston Chamber of Commerce post office committee advises members to mail letters to out of town points, especially New York, at frequent intervals during the day to avoid late afternoon mail and improve delivery despite railroad congestion.
Dr Cortland Myers continued his series on the wreckage of homes at Tremont Temple last night urging husbands to treat wives as in courting days. He advised staying home more and giving an independent income and warned sons imitate parental faults. Next Sunday the talk turns to the card playing mother.
Italian forces repelled Austro-Hungarian detachments advancing west of the Chiappavo Valley on the Isonzo front, with the attackers driven back by Italian troops near Rome reporting on Oct. 14.
Cambridge couple Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Jordan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception attended by four generations. Eight children, 24 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren joined the festivities at 124 Montgomery Street and a banquet at 66 Prentiss Street. A purse of gold for Mrs Jordan and a gold watch chain for Mr Jordan capped the celebration. They are in good health after the milestone.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for tiredness headaches dizziness and urinary issues suggesting kidney and bladder problems. It promises rapid renewal of health within 24 hours and urges ongoing use to prevent future attacks with a money back guarantee if not healed.
The brass finisher Mr. Jordan marks his 70th milestone with a flawless attendance record. A veteran of long service in the British army and navy, he has not missed a day’s work since youth.
William J. Shane of 652 Huntington avenue fisherman at the Castle Island bridge end was nearly dragged into Boston Harbor by a large fish. Arthur A. Bates, his neighbor from the same address, dived in to help. Both men swam ashore drenched and safe afterward.
Lt John Frost USR and Lt McLaughlin of an artillery regiment plunged about 100 feet in an airplane at Frosts private field near San Antonio. McLaughlin sent to Fort Sam Houston base hospital and remains unconscious. Frost escaped serious injury. Frost previously survived a similar fall last January while instructing a Canadian trainee.
A conference of Treasury officials with Navy representatives and officers and enlisted men at 32 cantonments discussed rates for soldiers insurance.
The policy covers men and women ages 15 to 65 across all military branches with premiums from 68 cents to 3 85 per 1000 monthly. Disability payments extend 20 years, with lump sum on death before then, and family allowances, reeducation, and survivor protections included. Policies issued in multiples of 500, minimum 1000.
In Flanders both sides paused infantry advances while heavy artillery fire intensified. The official Haig report notes active bombardment by British and German forces with no major infantry movement observed today.
Allied air combat reports show heavy artillery activity with no infantry action. By Friday 943 prisoners, including 41 officers, were reported. Weather limited flying on Saturday but artillery and photo work continued. A patrol met a doubled enemy force in a fight where four of our planes failed to return.
London reports an economic review on central powers detailing a 40 percent drop in wheat and 45 percent drop in rye oats and barley for 1917. Germany’s wheat rye harvest totals 7.5 million tons versus 13 million in 1913, with potato yields crucial for winter relief. Austria-Hungary faces an even harsher outlook.
Frank J. Lalor a local grocer and undertaker was accidentally shot and killed while raccoon hunting near Waterbug Hill in Millville. He was climbing a stone wall when his gun discharged. Lalor was active in Catholic groups and twice ran for state representative.
Professor Harry F. Ward of Boston University urged the formation of an international allied commission to plan care for wounded soldiers and destitute people after the war. He warned of bitter postwar suffering in France, Serbia, Belgium, Armenia, and other countries, with many unemployed and nations unable to provide essentials, placing the burden on the United States.
News of the sinking of the American steamer Luckenbach by a German submarine off the coast of France reached New York via cable from George Luckenbach, Inc. Forty seven of the 66 crew members were landed, nine men from one boat remain missing. The 3906 ton steel screw vessel, built in Camden, New Jersey in 1908, was bound for Havre with general cargo.
Ottawa Oct 14. The casualty list includes Americans gas poisoned W H Richardson Arlington Mass and W T Reid New Waterford Conn with other wounded and missing in action.
A large British steamer loaded with admiralty stores including 6000 barrels of oil was towed into port after a 24 hour effort to control a shipboard fire in the engine rooms. No explosion occurred and the fire was brought under control.
A fire broke out aboard a near new vessel thirty miles from port with oil in tanks. crew and government responses fought the blaze using pumps and engine room flooding. The captain ordered lifeboats for safety, pilots steered to a creek, and two tugs aided. Cargo valued above $2,000,000. Admiralty and U S officials opened an investigation into the cause.
Frederick Henry Sykes educator and writer died at his Cambridge home from arterial hardening at age 54. A Toronto graduate, he studied at Johns Hopkins and Exeter Oxford, served on Columbia Teachers College faculty, and was Connecticut College's first president in 1913 before resigning. Survived by wife and three sons. Funeral Wednesday in Toronto.
M. J. Widen, president of the Second Chamber and former minister of the interior, says she cannot form a cabinet for King Gustave. The King has invited Liberal leader Professor Eden to organize a ministry.
The life of Mrs. Stiles, wife of Streator Gas Light & Coke treasurer, is traced from elopement with Herbert Crane to divorce battles and later remarriages. Separate notes cover adoptions in Westchester and Brooklyn, detailing Olivia Margaret Shepard and Helen Anna Shepard along with their lineage and guardians.
The war office reports very spirited artillery activity along the Aisne front between Ailles and Craonne and on the Meuse right bank. No infantry action occurred. In Vosges a Russian post repelled a surprise attack south of Hartmannsweiler Kopf. Eastern theatre notes a Russian repulse of a reconnoitring detachment.
Mr and Mrs Alphonso Voire of 40 Tremont Street South End observed their 50th wedding anniversary at home with 25 grandchildren present. They have six living children. A Mass of thanksgiving will be held at Notre Dame des Victoires Isabella Street at 7 am. He is 73 and she 71.
A meeting of the men of St. Peter's parish at Meeting House Hill was held yesterday afternoon in Rowan Memorial Hall. It aimed to organize the men and gain their cooperation in parish undertakings and urged joining the parish men's club. Bishop Anderson addressed the gathering.
In Montevideo on October 14 a public gathering marked the rupture of diplomatic ties with Germany. President Feliciano Viera affirmed Uruguay’s sympathy for Belgium and solidarity with nations defending justice. He declared Uruguay’s entry into a league of honor honoring continental solidarity.
In Copenhagen on October 14 a growing movement in southern Germany seeks limits to the Reichstag peace proposal. Bavarian Centrum rejects centrists stance and Herr von Casselmann argues for a renunciatory peace only if territorial changes safeguard German frontiers.
Advertisement promises Ice-Mint as a real Japanese corn remedy that shrivels and lifts hard and soft corns and calluses with a cooling touch. It claims to heal cracks and swelling, prevent foot odor, and suit wearers of high heels and long-standing work. Available from your Druggist, inexpensive.
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